Friday, 2 May 2008

On May 13 the British Library, British Arts and Humanities Research Council, and cooperating institutions will launch the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (ncse). According to the British Library press release this is "a unique digital resource, which gives the user an informative, accessible and authentic experience of 19th century newspapers. The collection illustrates the phenomenal growth and transformation of the press in the 19th century and brings to life a society and century in flux.